This salad is just something else. The combo is outrageously delicious.
Fresh summer cherries, avocado, roasted almonds, fresh basil in a fantastic Wasabi Vinaigrette Dressing.
It makes a divine combination.
I like to serve this salad on a large white platter to show off the individual ingredients.
Wasabi Cherry Field Green Salad
Ingredients
1/4cup olive oil
3 tablespoons Cherry Vinegar (see recipe below) or white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons minced shallot
2 teaspoons wasabi (I buy mine in a tube)
1 teaspoon sugar
¼ teaspoon sea salt or salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 pound fresh sweet cherries, pitted
8 cups mixed greens, such as shredded napa cabbage, torn romaine, and/or torn spinach
1 avocado, halved, seeded, peeled, and thinly sliced
1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted
1/2cup small fresh basil leaves or larger basil leaves, shredded
Here is my dearest lifelong friend Maryjo Valder. We met when we were 12. That would be about 20 years ago! RIGHT! She introduced me to this salad.
Directions
1. For dressing, in a screw-top jar combine oil, vinegar, shallot, wasabi, sugar, sea salt, and pepper. Cover and shake well; set aside.
2. Half cherries; set aside 1/4 cup of the cherries. In a large salad bowl combine the greens, basil remaining cherries, and the avocado. Toss with dressing. Top salad with almonds, and reserved 1/4 cup cherries.
Cherry Vinegar
Makes: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
1/2 cup pitted sweet cherries
3/4 cup white wine vinegar
Directions: Mash cherries. Place in a clean, heatproof jar. In a small stainless steel saucepan heat vinegar to boiling. Pour over cherries in jar. Cool slightly; cover with a nonmetallic lid. Let stand at room temperature 3 to 5 days. Strain out cherries; cover and store vinegar in a cool place up to 3 months. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
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